Bumpsteer at RS height - Good, bad or ugly?
01-27-2011, 08:51 AM
#17
Nordschleife Master
I'm just not a good compromise type of guy...a street / track car just doesn't do anything great ie, not a good street car, and not a good track car.
01-27-2011, 09:18 AM
#18
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Does anyone have experince from std. coilovers, my thought is to go from Bilstein HD:s /HR reds to std R3.s Input I got so far is good price performance.. road and track 3-4 times a year..
01-27-2011, 11:34 PM
#19
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Honestly, I don't really have a good answer for you. I deal mainly with racing cars, so that is where my knowledge is - Moton, JRZ, Ohlins double/triple type setups. The only reason my street car has the HR Red and Bilstein HDs is that they were removed from the doner car turned into my race car. Seemed like an easy an inexpensive way to get rid of the 4x4 stock ride height in my stock car.
With that said, we've installed the JIC Cross suspension in two of the street/track cars and they were surprisingly good on the street after some tuning, but I never had a chance to drive them on the track and cannot comment.
With that said, we've installed the JIC Cross suspension in two of the street/track cars and they were surprisingly good on the street after some tuning, but I never had a chance to drive them on the track and cannot comment.
On my 996 TT I have the same set up with 8 &12 KG program . they are really nice for the street and some track work.
I think JICs are a very good product but they are a lousy company to deal with.
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Elliot
01-31-2011, 01:32 AM
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Geoffrey,
You lost me!
In regards to the widebody 964 geometry first you said
which I assumed you meant in a positive way but then you said:
Why would a WB car ever have the suspension mounted in the NB position?
You lost me!
In regards to the widebody 964 geometry first you said
It makes a noticable difference in handling due to the scrub radius changes.
The 964 WB will have worse bump steer than a NB due to the fact the tie rod is longer so it moves a greater distance for a give compression or rebound of the damper. A WB with correct front suspension position mounting has much better geometry than a WB with the front suspension left in the NB position.
01-31-2011, 01:00 PM
#21
Nordschleife Master
some people convert a NB to a WB but do not understand about the suspension settings. I've noticed it on almost every conversion that I've seen. Turbohead above is one example.
The WB does have a better overall geometry, but by the nature of the longer tie rods will have worse bump steer to manage ie reduce the suspension travel, use a bump steer kit, etc.
The WB does have a better overall geometry, but by the nature of the longer tie rods will have worse bump steer to manage ie reduce the suspension travel, use a bump steer kit, etc.
